Secret: Why is Ye called "six princes without princes"? How did Ye Chenming die?

Ye, the six ministers of our time, was a famous patriotic general in modern China. He was born in 1807 and died in 1859. He is from Hanyang, Hubei. Governor Liu Ye was born in a scholarly family. He was also very clever and resourceful under the influence of his family since childhood. At the age of eighteen, he passed the Gong Sheng exam, which is extremely rare in the whole imperial examination history. Later, he was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and a university student in the Sports Hall. Governor Ye has a nickname called Governor Liu, so what does this Liu mean? These six are not going, not falling, not dying, not keeping, not being at peace, not fighting. The origin of this title comes from the story that happened when Ye fought against the British army in Guangzhou, and it was gradually exaggerated in the malicious slander of later generations. In the story at that time, Ye, as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, did not actively prepare for the war after hearing the news that foreigners attacked him, but only carried out feudal superstition divination, and set up a Changchun Temple in his governor's office, which was dedicated to two immortals.

In the story, Ye is superstitious about these two immortals. After divination, the two immortals told him that the city would not be broken within fifteen days, so Ye was safe in the city, but he didn't expect the whole city of Guangzhou to fall completely on the fourteenth day. At this time, Ye Zheng was sitting in the central hall of Changchun Fairy Museum, crying for peace. This story sounds ridiculous now, and most of it is an insult to Ye. But in fact, it is a fictional story for some political purposes after the founding of New China. The real situation is just the opposite. After the British attack, Ye not only actively prepared for the war with the people, but also took the lead in the front. Later, after being captured, he would rather starve to death than eat a bite from the British army. He is really a national hero.

Ye's death is a very sad event in modern history. Ye was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the late Qing Dynasty. When the British invaded Guangzhou, Ye was the supreme commander of Guangzhou at that time. Under his command, the people of Guangzhou struggled for a long time with the army whose strength was far weaker than that of the British army, but eventually they lost because of the huge strength gap. Ye Chenming, then governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was arrested by the British army. After Ye was arrested, he was not abused. After Ye was taken to the British warship "Fearless", the British were very polite to him, because no matter which country's army has admiration for the heroes of the current situation, Ye is a man worthy of British admiration, even if he is his own prisoner, even if he stands on the opposite side of his own country, even if he is an impossible person to surrender.

It is said that every time a British officer passes by Ye, he will take off his hat and Ye will take off his hat in return. There is no sense of humility, because he is a prisoner. Ye has a strong sense of integrity. Later, Ye was pressed to Calcutta by the British army. At first, Ye thought that his destination might be the Emperor, so he didn't choose to commit suicide at the first time, but prepared to talk face to face with the Emperor when he met him. Later, I learned that I would never see the Emperor. I was so proud that he decided to die of hunger strike. After Ye Chenming ate the food he carried, he stopped accepting the food provided by Britain and finally starved to death in Calcutta.

However, Ye's death did not bring him a little praise at first. Because of the ugly face of the British army and its collaborators, Ye became a pedantic, superstitious, incompetent and cowardly governor. However, with the passage of time, the real leaves have been revealed to us. What are Ye's stories? Ye was a famous frontier minister in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, but he became a ridiculous six-nothing governor in the rumors of later generations. Fortunately, Ye's story has long been rehabilitated. He is still a patriotic and powerful governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and a university student in Tijen Pavilion.

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Ye was stationed in Guangdong. During this period, he launched a very tenacious resistance, which brought great trouble to the British army. However, the gap between the enemy and ourselves is too great. No matter in terms of strength or weapons, even though Ye United the people of Yuecheng, the authorities did their best to destroy enemies much higher than themselves. However, in the end, the British army broke through the city gate and captured Ye. Ye Chenming should have been taken back to Britain by the British army after his arrest, because his command ability has been seen by the British army, and he knows that Ye Chenming is a very powerful role. Ye also wanted to go to the Emperor himself, talk to him face to face, and ask him why he suddenly went to war after the peace talks. However, after knowing that he could not meet the British emperor, Ye thought of death. After eating his own food, he refused to eat English food again and eventually starved to death in Calcutta.

Ye Chenming's integrity is no less than that of Shu Qi and Boyi who didn't eat Zhou Su in history, but his reputation after his death is far less than theirs. After Ye's death, the British occupied Guangzhou. When Ye Man Chen Ming became an official in Guangzhou, they knew what a great man he was. Presumably, his people would be proud of him, so they fabricated an image of Governor Liu Bu, who was also in line with the interests of collaborators, and put all the charges on the dead Ye. So a national hero who should have been praised from generation to generation has become the object of ridicule by future generations. Ye, the highest official position, was awarded by the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to the university students in Tijen Pavilion. He was captured in the Second Opium War in China, calling himself Su Wu at sea. Ye was born in a scholarly family and was influenced by his family since childhood. Ye's poetic talent was recognized by the world when he was young, and he received a tribute for his literary talent when he was less than 18 years old, which was rare in the whole imperial examination history.

At the age of 40, Ye was promoted to the position of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and was later made Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and Minister of Trade at 1852. Until Guangzhou defended the war, Ye was defeated and captured by the enemy. In fact, Ye's defeat has nothing to do with his own command ability, but the strength of the enemy and ourselves is really wide. Even if Ye led the soldiers and civilians in Guangzhou to stand up, he could not resist the British guns. In just one day, Guangzhou was completely occupied. Ye Chenming was also very moral after his arrest. After he ate the dry food he carried with him, he would rather die than eat English food, which became a much-told story. However, at the beginning of the founding of New China, Ye's image was completely vilified for some political purposes, which was also a great injustice. After reading Ye's brief introduction, I think everyone is impressed by this honest governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.